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Update on Coordinator’s notes from IB Communications
As we strive towards more effective and concise communication with IB World Schools, we have undertaken a review of the Coordinator’s notes for all IB programmes. We sent out a survey to all IB coordinators in November and can report an overall response rate of 56.2%. Thank you to everyone who took the time to […]
Coming up
On the OCC: February – Publication of a consultation paper, inviting our PYP colleagues in IB World Schools to engage and comment on key themes identified in the early stages of the review May – Coordinator’s notes
Where are the rules? Formulating essential agreements in the PYP
These highlights illustrate an approach to developing essential agreements in a PYP classroom.
Student initiated action in the PYP
Over the years I have seen PYP teachers grapple with the concept of cultivating student initiated action. One common misconception is the idea that student initiated action needs to happen within the tight 6/7 week frame of a unit of inquiry. However, like the development of the learner profile, student action needs to be nurtured […]
The purpose of a central idea
In this article you will find out what makes a good central idea.